With their second-round pick in the NFL draft (No. 38 overall), the Chargers selected Forrest Lamp. Here’s a quick look at the team’s newest player.

FORREST LAMP, Western Kentucky

Position: Offensive line

Height, weight: 6-3, 309

The skinny

Now the highest-drafted player ever to come out of Western Kentucky, Lamp closed his career as a Hilltopper by showing off his athleticism — running in a nine-yard touchdown in the Boca Raton Bowl. He bends well to gain leverage, and knows how to use his hands to counter defenders.

The fit

Lamp may be the best lineman in the draft, which is considered to have better depth in the interior than at tackle. The Chargers found a new starting left tackle in Russell Okung, but the rookie could become a Day 1 starter at guard — a competition that Coach Anthony Lynn has left wide open.

The concerns

He played left tackle in college, but his lack of arm length likely means a transition to guard in the NFL. Could stand to add bulk, though how much that’s possible with his frame remains to be scene.

The quote

“There’s nothing really sexy about an offensive lineman, but this guy’s a solid football player.” — Lynn

Jack Wang covers the Chargers, the latest NFL team to relocate to Los Angeles. He previously covered the Rams, and also spent four years on the UCLA beat, a strange period in which the Bruins' football program often outpaced their basketball team. He is a proud graduate of UC Berkeley, where he spent most of his time in The Daily Californian offices in Eshleman Hall — a building that did not become earthquake-safe until after his time on campus.

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